Archive for July, 2010

Amazon has Buffalo Nfiniti Wireless-N Router for only $35 with free shipping. Though the price may seem attractive, the reviews are not very encouraging. Not recommended, but if you are on really tight budget and want to look at it anyway, then check it out using link below.

Some great deals from Adorama. The pick of which is Canon Powershot SD780 IS, though this is a refurbished unit, you would save over $52 compared to a new unit. If you want to buy a new unit you can get it from Amazon for $169, which is still great deal for this very...

While LVM has its advantages, it can be an impediment for several other purposes. This tutorial is going to tell you how to install Fedora 13 Goddard using Fedora Live CD without LVM. We would use this tutorial to make a Fedora+Ubuntu dual boot system with shared /home and Swap partitions. You start by...

Installing the guest additions for Linux guests can be a hassle for VirtualBox. The steps involved are the following For Fedora 13 Goddard: This installation used Fedora 13 Live CD and VirtualBox 3.2. 1. Install kernel headers for the kernel you are running with, as a super user (root) do the following yum install...

Massively popular Amazon’s Kindle wireless reading device became more affordable to all with the launch of new cheaper Wifi-only version of Kindle which is only available at $139, probably a bid to beat B&Ns Nook which is available for $149. Pre-order it today. See larger image Kindle Keyboard, Wi-Fi, 6" E Ink Display (Electronics)...

If you want to make a copy of your existing virtual box virtual hard drive (.vdi) file, you cannot just make a copy and expect VirtualBox to add it via the Virtual Media Manager. If you try doing so, it is going to throw and error saying that the UUID of the drive being...

Amazon has Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 12.1MP Micro Four-Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 14-45mm Lens and with Free DMW-LVF1 external viewfinder – a $150 value. This is interchangeable lens camera, so in effect a smaller version of DSLR camera. The camera has great reviews with 4.5 rating at Amazon. Read more about micro four...

Panasonic Four Thirds Interchangeable lens camera with LUMIX G VARIO HD 14-140mm/F4.0-5.8 ASPH./ MEGA O.I.S. lens is available at Amazon with J&R being the seller, this four thirds camera has a crop factor of 2, allowing an effective 35mm equivalent focal length of an amazing 28-280mm. These cameras are among the smallest sized “DSLR”...

It may not be an answer to iPad, but if it does get to see the light of the day, it might answer the prayers of millions of computer users for an affordable Tablet computer. $35 for a computer that can let you browse internet, watch you tube videos and even open and read...

Amazon is offering 10% off for a wide range of computer accessories via coupon GXTPOFES This is best coupon in a long long time valid for products like hard drives, gaming accessories, RAM and more, visit Computer Accessories to start making your purchases. You can use this coupon to save on Apple AirPort Extreme...

EasyCAP USB Video Capture Device can be used in Ubuntu. Follow the following steps to get it working in Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04. I would expect it to work on other *nix distros as well. Don’t plug-in the device yet, if it is plugged-in then unplug it. Step 1: Download the driver from here....

There are many times when we need to write something but are not sure how to write it or need someone to analyze our essays and provide some feedback. No worries friends. Help is on way. Paper Rater is a free web based service that can analyze your writing and grade it based on...

This is incredible! XBMC+MythTV rock!! I have been trying all kinds of crazy solutions to be able to stream Live TV over the LAN. MythTV does offer an easy way out, but then you are stuck with Ubuntu at all times. Not that I have any issues with that, but I do indulge myself...

Amazon offers The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Complete Series (1964) for only $85.49, almost as half of the price you would find elsewhere. Seems like a great deal to me, if you are a fan of this Classic series. See larger image The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Complete Series (DVD) Director: Eddie Saeta, James...

If you have been intrigued by the hype surrounding Snow Leopard but could afford buying a Mac to check it out. Here is you chance to do it, that too without having to mess with your existing system as we are going to install it using VirtualBox which now with its v 3.2 offers...

I am not a huge fan of the pocket video cameras which have been a huge hit off-late. But this one is probably slightly better, it boasts off the following features. Available at Amazon for $119. Record High Definition video (1080p at 30 fps with 16:9 aspect ratio) Easily upload recorded footage to YouTube...

Amazon has 12MP HP PB360 Digital Camera with 3-Inch Touchscreen for only $79.00, the camera is a basic point and shoot one with decent reviews (4 out of 5 stars by Amazon users). Nothing really fancy, if you are on a budget or looking for a backup camera or may be want to buy...

After iPhone 4 catching fire, there are more things for Mr. Jobs to worry about. Here is an interesting report from PCWorld about how Consumer Reports has blasted Apple Over iPhone 4 for a design flaw which causes the signal strengths to decrease to a level that calls drop (given that you were able...

There is no beating Time Machine when it comes to backing up your Mac system. I use both windows and Mac on a daily basis and like to backup all my data to an Ubuntu server. There are many cross-platform softwares that allow you to do so, but I really wanted to stick to...